EP3780381A1 - Generator von schwingspulenaktuatortreibersignal - Google Patents

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EP3780381A1
EP3780381A1 EP19191817.6A EP19191817A EP3780381A1 EP 3780381 A1 EP3780381 A1 EP 3780381A1 EP 19191817 A EP19191817 A EP 19191817A EP 3780381 A1 EP3780381 A1 EP 3780381A1
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    • H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
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    • H02P—CONTROL OR REGULATION OF ELECTRIC MOTORS, ELECTRIC GENERATORS OR DYNAMO-ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; CONTROLLING TRANSFORMERS, REACTORS OR CHOKE COILS
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  • This disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for generating a voice coil actuator driver signal.
  • Voice coil actuators are motor devices that use a permanent magnet field and a coil, which is often referred to as the voice coil. Current flowing through the voice coil, interacts with the magnetic field and generates a force that is perpendicular to the direction of the current. Examples of voice coil actuators include loudspeakers, linear resonant actuators (LRA) and voice coil motors (VCM).
  • LRA linear resonant actuators
  • VCM voice coil motors
  • the linear resonant actuator is an actuator that is used for example to generate haptic feedback in devices such as mobile phones for alerting the user or enhancing the human machine interface on mobile phones or other devices with touch pads for example by implementing virtual buttons.
  • the LRA is typically driven with a periodic signal, the frequency of which matches the LRA resonance frequency at which the LRA can be driven most efficiently.
  • the voice coil motor is an actuator that generates a movement along a single axis. It is often used to implement the lens position control in small cameras, such as those used in smartphones, to focus the camera, due to their small size, low cost and ease of implementation.
  • One of the performance objectives of a VCM system is to quickly reach a certain stable displacement level, i.e., without ringing.
  • a method for generating a voice coil actuator (VCA) drive signal comprising: generating a drive signal to drive a VCA; receiving a current signal from the VCA corresponding to the generated drive signal; generating an adapted drive signal dependent on an asymmetry of the current signal.
  • VCA voice coil actuator
  • generating the drive signal and generating the adapted drive signal may comprise generating at least one transition between a first amplitude level and a second amplitude level.
  • generating the adapted drive signal may further comprise a filtering operation.
  • generating the adapted drive signal may further comprise adapting the time between consecutive transitions.
  • determining an asymmetry in the current signal may comprise determining the asymmetry over an evaluation segment having a duration less than or equal to a half period of the drive signal and detecting whether the current signal is temporally asymmetrical.
  • determining an asymmetry in the current signal may further comprise determining the difference between a sample value in the first half of the evaluation segment and a corresponding sample value in the second half of the evaluation segment.
  • determining an asymmetry in the current signal may further comprise determining the average difference between sample values in the first half of the evaluation segment and corresponding sample values in the second half of the evaluation segment.
  • determining an asymmetry in the current signal may further comprise determining the slope of the linear regression curve of the samples in the evaluation segment.
  • the generated drive signal may further comprise a plurality of segments, each segment including a transition between a first amplitude level and a second amplitude level wherein the time between consecutive transitions is varied.
  • Measuring the current signal may further comprise measuring a plurality of current signal segments, each current signal segment corresponding to a respective drive signal segment.
  • the method may further comprise estimating a resonance frequency of the VCA from the duration of the current signal segment with the least asymmetry; and generating the adapted drive signal dependent on the estimated resonance frequency of the VCA.
  • generating the adapted drive signal may comprises adapting the filter characteristics to have a stop-band including the estimated resonance frequency.
  • a computer program product comprising instructions which, when being executed by a processing unit, cause said processing unit to perform the steps of generating a VCA drive signal by generating a drive signal to drive a VCA; receiving a current signal from the VCA corresponding to the generated drive signal; generating an adapted drive signal dependent on an asymmetry of the current signal.
  • a VCA driver signal generator comprising: a signal generator configured to generate a drive signal to drive a VCA; a controller coupled to the signal generator and configured to be coupled to a current sensor for sensing a current signal from the VCA, the current signal corresponding to the generated drive signal; wherein the controller is configured to measure the current signal and to control the signal generator to generate an adapted drive signal dependent on an asymmetry in the current signal.
  • the controller may be further configured to detect an asymmetry in the current signal by determining the asymmetry over an evaluation segment having a duration less than or equal to a half period of the drive signal and detecting whether the current signal is temporally asymmetrical.
  • the controller may be further configured to determine an asymmetry in the current signal by determining the slope of the linear regression curve of the samples in the evaluation segment.
  • the controller may be further configured to detect an asymmetry in the current signal by determining the average difference between sample values in the first half of the evaluation segment and sample values in the second half of the evaluation segment.
  • FIG. 1 shows a VCA driver system 100 including a VCA driver signal generator 110, a current sensor 104, a VCA driver 102 and a VCA 108 which may be either a LRA or a VCM.
  • the VCA driver signal generator 110 includes a controller 112 and a signal generator 114.
  • the controller 112 may have a command input 122.
  • a controller output 118 may be connected to a control input of the signal generator 114.
  • a signal generator output 120 may be connected to an input of the VCA driver 102 which may be a class-D amplifier.
  • the VCA driver output 106 may be connected to VCA 108.
  • the VCA driver output 106 may be connected to an input of the current sensor 104.
  • the current sensor output 116 may be connected to a current sensor input of the controller 112.
  • the signal generator 114 may output a signal 120 denoted s1, which is fed into the VCA driver 102 that is configured to drive the VCA 108.
  • This signal s1 is typically a square wave or a step function or other signal that has for example alternating transitions or a single transition from a first voltage (or current) level to a second voltage (or current) level.
  • the current flowing into the VCA 108 may be sensed by the current sensor 104 and a current signal value may be provided by the current sensor 104 to the controller 112.
  • the controller 112 may receive a command on the command input 122 to configure the operation mode.
  • the excitation signal may be a square wave if the VCA 108 is a LRA used to provide haptic feedback.
  • the excitation may be a step function between a first level and a second level.
  • a square wave calibration signal may be generated to determine the resonance frequency of the VCA 108 if the VCA is a LRA or a VCM.
  • the command input 122 may be omitted.
  • the current sensor 104 may detect a current flow in the voice coil of the VCA 108.
  • a current signal corresponding to the current flow may be sent to the controller 112 via the current sensor output 116.
  • the controller 112 may detect the degree of asymmetry from a measurement of the current signal due to the response of the VCA 108 to the generated signal s1.
  • the term asymmetry used herein may be understood to mean that a portion of the current signal profile is not symmetrical.
  • the degree of asymmetry may be understood as the extent to which the portion of the current signal profile lacks symmetry.
  • This degree of asymmetry in the current signal may be determined over a half cycle of the signal s1 by determining whether or not there is temporal symmetry over a quarter cycle.
  • Temporal symmetry over a quarter cycle may be considered to mean that a sample or samples taken starting at a first distance from a transition have the same value when compared with a corresponding number of samples at the same distance from the next transition.
  • the controller 112 may control the signal generator 114 via the controller output 118 to generate an adapted drive signal by adjusting the frequency up or down in order to minimize or eliminate any asymmetry in the detected current signal resulting from the generated signal s1.
  • the controller 112 may execute a calibration cycle whereby the drive signal has a varying frequency.
  • the controller may determine a drive signal frequency which results in a current signal with minimal asymmetry or which is symmetrical.
  • the controller 112 may then determine the resonance frequency from this drive signal frequency.
  • the controller 112 may then control the signal generator 114 to generate an adapted drive signal dependent on the estimated resonance frequency.
  • the adapted drive signal may then be used in normal operation.
  • the results of the calibration may be used to generate an adapted drive signal by adapting the filtering applied to the drive signal to reduce or eliminate signals frequencies at or near the resonant frequency. This may improve the control of a VCM by reducing unwanted oscillations.
  • the results of the calibration may be used to generate an adapted drive signal by generating a drive signal at the estimated resonance frequency.
  • the controller 112 may control the signal generator 114 adapt the drive signal with a frequency adjusted to minimize or eliminate any asymmetry in the detected current signal provided from the current sensor 104, which may result in a higher acceleration of the LRA moving mass.
  • the VCA driver system 100 may be implemented in hardware or as a combination of hardware and software, for example software running on a digital signal processor, microcontroller or other microprocessor.
  • the current sensor 104 may be implemented as hardware and typically may include an analog-to-digital converter.
  • the VCA driver 102 may be an amplifier such as a class-D amplifier or other amplifier appropriate for driving the VCA 108.
  • Figure 2 shows a method for generating a voice coil actuator signal 150 which may for example be implemented by the VCA driver signal generator 110.
  • a signal may be generated to drive a VCA.
  • a current signal from the VCA resulting from the generated drive signal may be detected.
  • an adapted or adjusted drive signal may be generated in response to asymmetry in the current signal detected or determined in step 154.
  • the adapted drive signal may be generated for example using one or more of the techniques used by the VCA driver signal generator 110.
  • a measure of the resonance frequency of the VCA may be determined which may then be used to adapt a drive signal.
  • a VCM may be driven by a certain voltage or current level to obtain the corresponding displacement level.
  • simply applying a certain level will lead to a damped oscillation of the moving mass, due to which the stable displacement level is only reached after the ringing has become sufficiently small.
  • a VCM may be driven by changing the voltage or current level progressively over time so that the desired voltage or source level is obtained by using small increments or steps that cause negligible ringing. The time required to reach the desired voltage or current level is often related to the VCM resonance frequency.
  • a VCM may be driven by a signal that is designed to cause minimal ringing, assuming a model of the VCM. Such a signal may be for example a step function filtered to attenuate the frequency region around the VCM resonance frequency which may be determined as described herein.
  • the VCA (LRA or VCM) resonance frequency is specified by the manufacturer, but factors such as sample spread, ageing and temperature can lead to a mismatch between the specified resonance frequency and the actual one, leading to sub-optimal excitation of the VCM. Furthermore, to cancel the residual ringing of the LRA after excitation or to quickly reach a stable displacement level of the VCM, a drive signal needs to be constructed which is often based on a parametric model of the VCA. The model parameters can also change due to the same factors.
  • the frequency used for generating the driving signal may be adapted to more closely match the resonant frequency of the LRA.
  • Existing methods for tracking the LRA resonance frequency rely on determining the back electromotive force signal (back-emf), which is generated by the velocity of the LRA moving mass.
  • the back-emf is either estimated in short time segments in which the driving amplifier is set to a high-impedance state, or by measuring the current flowing into the LRA and estimating the back-emf using optimisation methods.
  • the present disclosure does not require the calculation of a back-emf value for the LRA and furthermore the measurement may be done while the VCA driver 102 is active i.e. not tristate or disabled.
  • v t R e i t + L e di t dt + K x ⁇ t
  • R e and L e are the DC resistance and inductance
  • x is the velocity of the moving mass
  • K is a constant.
  • back-electromotive force caused by the moving mass velocity, ⁇ .
  • ⁇ The back-electromotive force
  • the current signal In the absence of a driving voltage, the current signal immediately yields a scaled and phase-inverted version of the back-emf,
  • the scaling factor is temperature dependent, because R e varies with temperature.
  • a VCM will display a similar type of response.
  • Both the current signal shown by solid curve 206 and the displacement signal shown by dashed curve 208 are scaled to have a unit average value during the oscillation.
  • the displacement response 208 consists of a damped oscillation at a frequency that corresponds to the LRA resonance frequency. Due to the back-emf, the current flowing into the LRA also shows this oscillation, but with a 90 degrees phase shift and with a much smaller amplitude.
  • the first half-cycle of the current signal oscillation 206 is in the direction opposite the stationary level of the current signal and of the voltage.
  • the oscillation amplitude of the current signal 206 is approximately 0.02 when compared to a unit DC current, which illustrates the practical difficulties in obtaining the back-emf signal.
  • the current signal 206 consists of a current step corresponding to the first term in equation (2) and the part related to the velocity displacement of the moving mass corresponding to the second term in equation (2).
  • R e needs to be tracked and any estimation error will result in artefacts in the back-emf estimate. Since the oscillation in the current due to the back-emf is relatively small, extracting the second term in the equation to monitor the LRA behaviour is challenging.
  • a signal type needs to be chosen that can change its fundamental frequency easily and quickly.
  • One possibility is a rectangular or square wave, which consists of two levels between which the signal alternates or transitions. The time between the transitions, which corresponds to a half period of the square wave, can, in principle, be changed at any moment, without artefacts, effectively changing the fundamental frequency.
  • step response 218 As starting point and also with respect to the corresponding step response 206 and displacement 208 in figure 3 , it can be observed that at the transient to the positive voltage level, the displacement 208 initially increases and reaches an extremum. At this point, the moving mass velocity which is the first derivative of the displacement is zero, due to which the back-emf is also zero, leading to a back-emf zero-crossing. The measured current does not cross the zero-line but crosses the V R e line which is in this case unity. These points will be referred to hereon in as the back-emf zero-crossings, even though the back-emf is not explicitly estimated.
  • Figure 5 shows the current signal 220 for such a rectangular wave at the LRA resonance frequency.
  • the current signal for a VCM response will look similar but may have a DC offset.
  • the x-axis 222 shows time varying between 0 and 100 milliseconds.
  • the y-axis 224 shows the normalised current signal value varying between -1 and +1.
  • the velocity of the LRA moving mass is approximately a sine wave, due to which the back-emf is also close to a sine wave.
  • the current signal 226 consists of the rectangular wave 1 R e v t with the sine wave superimposed. As the oscillation builds up, the amplitude of this sine wave increases.
  • the sine wave has the opposite sign of the rectangular wave.
  • the current signal shows more asymmetry within one half-period of the rectangular wave.
  • Figure 6 shows an example of a current signal for a LRA where the fundamental frequency is decreased over time 230.
  • the current signal for a VCM response will look similar but may have a DC-offset.
  • the x-axis 232 shows time varying between 0 and 100 milliseconds.
  • the y-axis 234 shows the normalised current sense signal varying between -1 and +1.
  • the region between dashed lines 238 and 240 corresponds to the segment where the frequency corresponds to the LRA resonance frequency. If the frequency is higher than the LRA resonance frequency which as illustrated is to the left of line 240, the beginning of the half-period segment is larger than the end.
  • the frequency is lower than the LRA resonance frequency which as illustrated is to the right side of line 238 the beginning of the half-period segment is smaller than the end.
  • the step response results in an oscillation at the LRA resonance frequency, which can be terminated earlier than the back-emf zero-crossing when the frequency is higher than the LRA resonance frequency or later than the back-emf zero-crossing when the frequency is lower than the LRA resonance frequency.
  • the current signal 236 does not reach the zero-crossing or goes further into the sine wave oscillation and is smaller/larger than at the previous back-emf zero-crossing.
  • the temporal asymmetry of the measured current signal can be exploited for determining the 'optimal' time for the transition to the next level of the excitation signal.
  • this criterion is positive, and if the excitation frequency is lower than the LRA resonance frequency, the criterion is negative.
  • This criterion assumes the VCA excitation has a positive sign, and should be sign inverted if the excitation has a negative sign. It will therefore be appreciated that for example if evaluation segments using the negative transitions such as those as illustrated between dashed lines 244 and 246, then a negative difference indicates that a frequency should be decreased and a positive difference indicates that a frequency should be increased.
  • This criterion assumes the VCA excitation has a positive sign, and should be sign inverted if the excitation has a negative. Other variants of these criteria are possible, such as a weighted average difference.
  • the criterion can be evaluated either on a sample-by-sample basis, in which case the criterion is computed for each sample with T 2 equal to the number of samples since the previous transition.
  • Another criterion is the slope of the regression line of the samples within one half-cycle. This is shown in Fig. 6 , where this regression line 242 is shown as a thick line for a number of positive half-cycles. Within a half-cycle, all samples, or a subset of the samples are used to fit a linear regression line 242. If the signal is temporally symmetric within the half-cycle, the slope of the regression line will be zero (horizontal line). Therefore, the length of the half-cycle with the slope nearest to zero is indicative of the VCA resonance frequency.
  • a rectangular wave with known transitions such as the current signal 236 shown in Figure 6 can be output to the VCA , and the criterion can be computed for each segment between consecutive transitions with T 2 set to the known segment length.
  • the length of the segment with the criterion value closest to zero corresponds to half a period of the VCA resonance frequency.
  • the generated drive signal may consist of alternating short-term stationary levels with optionally smoothed transitions to the next levels.
  • a fixed DC level may be added.
  • Figure 7 shows an example generated signal 250.
  • the x-axis shows time 252 and the y axis shows normalized values varying between -1 corresponding to a first stationary level and +1 corresponding to a second stationary level.
  • the transition between two levels may be smoothed by linear interpolation between the consecutive levels within a certain time span indicated by dashed curve 258.
  • the transition can also be implemented as a half period of a cosine function indicated by solid curve 256. Smoothing the transitions between levels ensures that the amplifier can adequately reproduce the signals and lowers possibly audible artefacts in the VCA.
  • the generated drive signal may consist of a step function consisting of a single transition from a first level to a second level, as is the case for example when a VCM needs to displace a lens to a certain position to obtain the correct focus.
  • the transition profile can be designed such that the ringing is reduced.
  • Figure 8 shows drive signals for a VCM 260.
  • the x-axis 262 shows time in seconds from 0 to 0.04 seconds.
  • the y-axis 264 shows the normalized voltage from 0 to 1.
  • the transition profile can be obtained by filtering the step function 266 with a resonant filter with negative gain with a corner frequency at or near the VCM resonance frequency. This results in the transition profile shown in line 268.
  • the corner frequency of the resonant filter may be chosen to be related to the optimal frequency obtained one of the implementations described earlier.
  • Fig. 9 shows the displacement resulting from these driving signals 270
  • the x-axis 272 shows time in seconds from 0 to 0.04 seconds.
  • the y-axis 274 shows the normalized displacement from 0 to 2.
  • Line 276 shows the displacement response for the step drive signal 266.
  • Line 278 shows the displacement response for the filtered step drive signal 268. It can be observed that the effect of the resonant filter is the cancellation of the ringing, leading to a faster convergence of the VCM and lens position.
  • transition profiles such as a linear ramp, possibly in fixed increments, from one level to the other in a time duration that is related to the VCM resonance frequency.
  • Figure 10 shows a method of generating a LRA drive signal 300.
  • a drive signal may be generated at an initial frequency. This signal may be a rectangular waveform or other wave form which has transitions between two stationary levels.
  • a current signal from a LRA may be measured.
  • a segment of the current signal within a half cycle of the drive signal may be evaluated. Because the drive signal is being generated, the transition time between the two levels will be known and consequently the evaluation segment can be selected which has a start (or first sample value) and finish (or final n-th sample value) approximately equidistant from respective successive transitions.
  • step 310 an adapted drive signal may be generated by adjusting the frequency of the drive signal in response to detecting the asymmetry in the current signal.
  • FIG 11 shows a method of generating a LRA drive signal 400.
  • drive signal may be generated at an initial frequency. This signal may be a rectangular waveform or other wave form which has transitions between two stationary levels.
  • a current signal from a LRA may be measured.
  • a segment of the current signal within a half cycle of the drive signal may be evaluated.
  • the determination of the degree of asymmetry of the drive current signal may be made in step 408 by determining a difference between a sample value in a first half of an evaluation segment and a corresponding sample value in a second half of an evaluation segment. This may be done for example by implementing equation (3).
  • step 410 a test may be made to determine whether the difference is positive. If the difference is positive the method proceeds to step 414 and an adapted drive signal may be generated by decreasing the drive signal frequency. The method may then return to step 404.
  • step 410 if the difference is not positive, the method proceeds to step 412 where a test may be made to determine whether the difference is negative. If the difference is negative, the method may proceed to step 416 and an adapted drive signal may be generated by increasing the drive signal frequency. The method may then return to step 404.
  • step 412 if the difference is not negative, this corresponds to a situation where the difference is zero i.e. the signal is symmetrical. In this case the method proceeds to step 418 and the drive signal frequency is maintained since this frequency may correspond to the optimal resonance frequency of the LRA being driven. The method may then return to step 404.
  • Figure 12 shows a method of generating a LRA drive signal 500.
  • drive signal may be generated at an initial frequency. This signal may be a rectangular waveform or other wave form which has transitions between two stationary levels.
  • a current signal from a LRA may be measured.
  • a segment of the current signal within a half cycle of the drive signal may be evaluated.
  • the determination of the degree of asymmetry of the drive current signal may be made in step 508 by determining the average difference between the samples from the first half of the evaluation segment and those from the second half of the evaluation segment. This may be done for example by implementing equation (4).
  • step 510 a test may be made to determine whether the difference is positive. If the difference is positive the method proceeds to step 514 and an adapted drive signal is generated by decreasing the drive signal frequency. The method may then return to step 504.
  • step 510 if the difference is not positive, the method proceeds to step 512 where a test may be made to determine whether the difference is negative. If the difference is negative, the method may proceed to step 516 and an adapted drive signal is generated by increasing the drive signal frequency. The method may then return to step 504.
  • step 512 if the difference is not negative, this corresponds to a situation where the difference is zero i.e. the signal is symmetrical. In this case the method proceeds to step 518 and the drive signal frequency is maintained since this frequency may correspond to the optimal resonant frequency of the LRA being driven. The method may then return to step 504.
  • the methods 300, 400 and 500 may be implemented for example by controller 112 and signal generator 114 in the LRA drive signal generator 110.
  • the current signal can be analysed to determine the point at which the calibration signal frequency matches the VCA resonance frequency. For each half-period of the calibration stimulus, the asymmetry criterion may be computed, and the value indicating most symmetry relates to the estimated resonance frequency. This frequency may be stored and used for generating the signals requested by further commands. In this example embodiment, the current signal may have a latency exceeding the half-period of the VCA resonance frequency.
  • a VCA driver signal generator for example VCA driver signal generator 110 may be configured to generate a rectangular wave at a pre-stored frequency for driving a LRA,
  • the pre-determined frequency may be determined using a calibration signal or one that is provided by the user. This pre-determined frequency may then be adapted.
  • the current signal may be input to the signal generator 110 and used for computing the criterion for adaptation, which can be based on one the methods described earlier. If the asymmetry criterion indicates that the LRA resonance frequency is higher than the output signal frequency, the stimulus frequency can be increased, and if it indicates that the LRA resonance frequency is lower, the stimulus frequency can be decreased.
  • the current signal may have a latency exceeding the half-period of the LRA resonance frequency.
  • a VCA driver signal generator for example VCA driver signal generator 110 may be configured to construct an excitation signal for driving a LRA during playback.
  • a signal generator may generate a first stationary level.
  • the current signal is analysed and the signal generator transitions to a second stationary level in such a way that the transition coincides with the zero-crossing of the back-emf, which may be determined using the one of the methods described previously. For example if a transition to the second stationary level occurs when the n th value after the transient is reached again in the current sense, the transition to the next level should be performed after (n-1) samples.
  • the current signal must have a latency lower than n samples to start the transition in time to coincide with the zero-crossing of the back-emf.
  • Figure 13 shows a method of estimating the resonance frequency of a VCA 600.
  • a drive signal is generated for driving a voice coil motor.
  • the drive signal will typically be a square wave or rectangular wave with a varying time period corresponding to a variation in the time between each transition.
  • a current is sensed or measured. Evaluation segments of the current signal consisting of segments of duration shorter than or equal to a half cycle of the drive signal i.e. between two successive transitions may be evaluated in step 606. Each segment will normally include a number of n samples. For each of the evaluation segments, an asymmetry value may be determined for each evaluation segment in step 608.
  • the asymmetry value may be determined for example by comparing the difference between corresponding sample values equidistant from the mid-point of the evaluation segment. In other examples, the asymmetry value may be determined from the difference between the average of the sample values in the first half of the segment and the second half of the evaluation segment or other methods described herein.
  • an optimal evaluation segment may be identified. This optimal evaluation segment may be the evaluation segment having an asymmetry value close to zero, that is to say the most symmetric or least asymmetric of the evaluation segments. This length of this evaluation segment may be used to estimate the resonance frequency in step 612.
  • an adapted drive signal may be generated based on the resonance frequency.
  • the adapted drive signal may be generated for example by filtering the drive signal based on the estimated resonance frequency. This may be done for example by setting the corner frequency of the filter characteristic to the estimated resonance frequency or a value within 5% of the estimated resonance frequency. This adapted drive signal may then be used in normal operation.
  • the adapted drive signal may be generated for example by generating a drive signal at or close to the estimated resonance frequency of the LRA
  • a drive signal is generated to drive the VCA and a resulting current signal from the VCA detected.
  • the frequency of the drive signal is adapted in response to detecting an asymmetry in the current signal.
  • the set of instructions/method steps described above are implemented as functional and software instructions embodied as a set of executable instructions which are effected on a computer or machine which is programmed with and controlled by said executable instructions. Such instructions are loaded for execution on a processor (such as one or more CPUs).
  • processor includes microprocessors, microcontrollers, processor modules or subsystems (including one or more microprocessors or microcontrollers), or other control or computing devices.
  • a processor can refer to a single component or to plural components.
  • the set of instructions/methods illustrated herein and data and instructions associated therewith are stored in respective storage devices, which are implemented as one or more non-transient machine or computer-readable or computer-usable storage media or mediums.
  • Such computer-readable or computer usable storage medium or media is (are) considered to be part of an article (or article of manufacture).
  • An article or article of manufacture can refer to any manufactured single component or multiple components.
  • the non-transient machine or computer usable media or mediums as defined herein excludes signals, but such media or mediums may be capable of receiving and processing information from signals and/or other transient mediums.
  • Example embodiments of the material discussed in this specification can be implemented in whole or in part through network, computer, or data based devices and/or services. These may include cloud, internet, intranet, mobile, desktop, processor, look-up table, microcontroller, consumer equipment, infrastructure, or other enabling devices and services. As may be used herein and in the claims, the following non-exclusive definitions are provided.
  • one or more instructions or steps discussed herein are automated.
  • the terms automated or automatically mean controlled operation of an apparatus, system, and/or process using computers and/or mechanical/electrical devices without the necessity of human intervention, observation, effort and/or decision.

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